burgle
gb/bˈɚɡəl/ us/bˈɚɡəl/
C1
Engelsk
betör, betörést követ el
UDSAGNSORD
C1
1
betör
B1
Brugsmønster:
burgle [a house/flat/shop/office]
Someone burgled our house while we were on holiday.
Valaki betört a házunkba, amíg nyaralni voltunk.
Two teenagers were arrested for burgling a local shop.
Két tinédzsert letartóztattak azért, mert betörtek egy helyi boltba.
The office was burgled overnight and several laptops were taken.
Læringseksempler
A man tried to burgle the house.
Egy férfi megpróbált betörni a házba.
Our flat was burgled last night.
Tegnap éjjel betörtek a lakásunkba.
Typisk fejl:
Learners often confuse burgle with rob: you burgle a building (house/shop), but you rob a person or a bank (take by threat/force).
Betydning
Break into a building to steal
Ordforbindelser
burgle a house
|burgle a home
|burgle a flat
|burgle an apartment
|burgle a shop
|burgle a store
|burgle an office
|burgle a bank
|attempt to burgle
|be burgled
Synonymer
break into (More general; does not always imply stealing.)
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burglarize (Common US equivalent; less common in UK English.)
Antonymer
secure (Opposite idea: make a place safe against break-ins.)
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protect (Opposite idea: keep a place safe from crime.)
Temaer
crime
|law
|home
Definition
to go into a building illegally to steal
To enter a building illegally, usually by force, in order to steal things from it.
UDSAGNSORD
C1
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Brugsmønster:
burgle (in/around [a place])
The police believe the same group has been burgling in the area for months.
A rendőrség szerint ugyanaz a banda hónapok óta betöréseket követ el a környéken.
He admitted that he used to burgle to pay off his debts.
Beismerte, hogy régebben betöréseket követett el, hogy kifizesse az adósságait.
Læringseksempler
They were caught burgling at night.
Éjszaka betörés közben kapták el őket.
Typisk fejl:
It is more common to say what was burgled (e.g., a house). This intransitive use is less frequent.
Betydning
Commit burglary
Ordforbindelser
burgle in the area
|burgle locally
|burgle regularly
|go out burgling
|a gang that burgles
|burgle at night
|burgle for cash
|burgle to fund a habit
Synonymer
steal (Much broader; not specifically entering a building.)
Antonymer
obey the law (Opposite behavior in general.)
Temaer
crime
|law
Definition
to do burglary
To commit burglary as an activity, without stating the specific building that was entered.
Grammatik
Opslagsform
burgle
IPA
GB/bˈɚɡəl/
US/bˈɚɡəl/
Stavelser og tryk
burgle (1 stavelse)
Stress on 1st syllable (burgle)
Ordformer
Verb
- Base: burgle
- 3rd Person Singular: burgles
- Present Participle: burgling
- Past: burgled
Ordfamilie
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